111: Chapter 111 Dragon Spear Weeps Blood

Capture the leader to capture the thieves, break the core to break the Formation!

He had already seen through it; this seemingly weakest Poison Doctor was the key node for the entire Formation to operate smoothly!

As long as he killed him, this seemingly impregnable Formation would collapse on its own!

This palm strike was fast to the extreme, and ruthless to the extreme!

Before the palm wind arrived, the sharp force had already gouged a deep trench into the ground!

Du Kang's pupils constricted violently; he felt all the hairs on his body stand on end, and a chill of death completely enveloped him.

He wanted to dodge, but under the Grandmaster's Aura lock, his body felt as heavy as if it had been filled with lead, making it incredibly difficult to even Move a finger!

It's over!

Just at this critical moment, a deafening roar exploded on the battlefield like a thunderclap!

"Roar!"

Big Fool, who had been silent and seemingly ignored by everyone, moved!

His massive body erupted with astonishing speed that completely defied his size, and in one stride, he blocked in front of Du Kang.

He did not choose to use his Physical Body to take this palm strike capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, because he remembered Gao Feng's instructions—do not fight head-on!

"Rise!"

Big Fool's arm muscles bulged, and he fiercely slammed a specially crafted profound iron giant shield—found in the Liu Family treasury, as large as a door, and made of an unknown metal—onto the ground!

And just at this moment, Eunuch Wei's devastating palm strike landed solidly upon it!

"Clang—!"

The surface of the giant shield instantly caved in with a clear palm print, and the entire shield let out a groan of unbearable stress, twisting and deforming violently!

An unrivaled, terrifying force passed through the shield and slammed fiercely into Big Fool's body!

Big Fool felt as if he had been struck head-on by a speeding mountain; a tearing pain ripped through his chest, his throat tasted sweet, and a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out uncontrollably!

His massive body, along with the huge shield, was forced backward by over ten meters, his feet plowing two deep trenches into the hard ground!

However, he had managed to stand his ground!

His burly figure, like a mountain nailed to the earth, stood firm, and although his Qi and blood were surging and his face was deathly pale, he still blocked firmly in front of Du Kang, not retreating a single step!

He had actually managed to withstand an angry strike from a Sixth-Rank Grandmaster by relying on the combination of equipment and Cultivation Technique!

Although he suffered some internal injuries, compared to being killed by a single palm strike, this was already the best outcome!

The entire scene instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Even the arrogant Eunuch Wei, looking at the nearly destroyed giant shield and the "Big Fool" behind it who had blood spilling from his mouth but stubborn eyes, revealed a rare look of disbelief in his eyes.

These insects...

These damn insects!

They had actually blocked his attack, once again!

The battle outside the mining area fell into a brief stagnation due to Big Fool's earth-shattering "Absolute Defense."

On Eunuch Wei's face, which had always worn a look of cruelty and contempt, a hint of gravity and... irritation appeared for the first time.

He realized that the development of events had completely escaped his control.

This team composed of "insects" was like a piece of tough meat covered in poisonous spikes; they couldn't be killed, couldn't be chewed, and even a slight carelessness could result in one's mouth being filled with blood.

Although their strength was weak, their far-exceeding-ordinary combat intelligence, fearless and resolute will, and endless bizarre methods, when combined, actually posed a substantial threat to him, a Sixth-Rank Grandmaster!

He could be certain that if he were to be even slightly negligent again, what awaited him would be far more than just being hit by a crossbow bolt.

That kid holding the long spear, his whole body burning with bizarre blood flames, had been like an ancient Vicious Beast ready to strike from beginning to end, and what flickered in those eyes was a madness capable of dragging even him into the abyss!

However, just as Eunuch Wei suppressed the astonishment in his heart, preparing to hold nothing back and use true Grandmaster methods to completely crush these annoying flies before him, a sudden, violent energy fluctuation erupted from the direction of the distant Wangjiang City, soaring into the sky!

That fluctuation was filled with the murderous Aura of clashing weapons and horses, as well as the beacon fire formed by the convergence of the Qi and blood of countless soldiers!

"Hmm?!"

Eunuch Wei looked up sharply, gazing in the direction of Wangjiang City.

He saw that above the city, which had originally been quiet in the night, several pillars of fire were now soaring into the sky, and he could faintly hear the heaven-shaking shouts of battle coming from that direction!

Something had happened in the city!

...

Time, returning to one stick of incense ago.

Wangjiang City, West City Barracks.

Lieutenant General Li Yan, in full military attire, stood outside the commander's tent, gazing into the distance at the sky-high explosive flames in the direction of the mining area outside the city; his face was uncertain, illuminated by the firelight.

His hand gripped his waist sword tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, revealing his extreme inner turmoil.

Just half an hour ago, the figure of Yue Changkong had appeared in his tent like a ghost.

That son of an old friend had brought his father's dying wish, and also brought a shocking piece of news that could shatter him to pieces—Eunuch Wei, holding a secret order from Prince Ying, was about to carry out a bloody purge of the military forces in Wangjiang City, and he, Li Yan, was prominently listed on the first batch of names!

At first, he did not believe it.

But the "purge list" that Yue Changkong produced, which had leaked from within the Prefect's Mansion, listed names, positions, and framed charges in such detail that it was shocking!

More importantly, the last sentence Yue Changkong left behind echoed in his mind like a curse.

"Uncle Li, my father once said before he passed away that you have the ambition of a hawk, yet you are trapped in a swamp.

Now, Eunuch Wei, this fierce dragon crossing the river, wants to drain the pond and smash the swamp; not a single fish inside will survive.

Tonight, when the cannons sound at the mine, that is when Brother Gao and the others will make their Move, and it is also your... last chance.

Whether to sit and wait for death, or to fight with all your might and transform from a pond fish into a true Dragon, it all depends on your single thought!"

Sit and wait for death?

A trace of bone-deep fear and unwillingness flashed in Li Yan's eyes.

He knew the style of those inner court eunuch factions too well: better to kill wrongly than to let go!

Regardless of whether that list was true or false, as long as Eunuch Wei felt he was a threat, he would undoubtedly die!

And now, the earth-shaking explosion at the mine was the signal!

It was the signal that those lunatics had truly raised their butcher knives against the fierce dragon, Eunuch Wei!

"General!" a trusted lieutenant stepped forward quickly, lowering his voice, "Everything is ready! The brothers are just waiting for your order!"

Li Yan took a deep breath; the hesitation and fear in his chest were replaced at this moment by a long-suppressed ambition and ruthlessness.

He drew his waist sword violently, the blade flashing with a chilling cold light under the firelight.

"Pass on my order!"

His voice was cold and resolute.

"The Eunuch Wei is disrupting the government and wishes to slaughter the loyal and virtuous. We are acting to pacify the disaster in the name of Heaven, clear the side of the monarch, and protect the territory and the people! The entire army attacks, target—the Prefect's Mansion!"

"Clear the side of the monarch! Protect the territory and the people!"

"Clear the side of the monarch! Protect the territory and the people!"

The long-suppressed roars exploded in the night sky over the West City Barracks!

Five thousand elite soldiers, who had long been prepared, surged out of the camp gates like tigers released from a cage, murderous and aggressive, transforming into a torrent of steel that charged straight toward the currently most weakly defended Prefect's Mansion and the various key points in the city!

A long-planned mutiny thus began!

At the same time, in the streets and alleys of Wangjiang City, in countless dark corners.

The Heavenly Secret Tower spies who had long received Yan Qingyun's instructions, as well as the thugs and storytellers he had bribed, simultaneously began their actions the moment they heard the shouts of the mutiny.

"Shocking news! Shocking news!"

A man dressed like a storyteller rushed into the center of the restaurant, shouting with tears in his eyes: "The mine has been blown up! It was Eunuch Wei who did it! He wanted to blow up the righteous hero Gao Pan, then slaughter the city, and frame everything on His Highness Prince Ying!"

"Everyone run!" a man dressed like a ruffian ran wildly down the street with a terrified expression on his face, "The Prefect's Mansion has been breached by the rebels! Eunuch Wei saw that the situation was bad and has already taken the plundered treasures and fled the city from the East Gate!"

"It's over! It's all over! I saw it with my own eyes, Lord Wang Tong, the County Commandant, has already been killed by Eunuch Wei as a scapegoat! Now the city is leaderless, and it will soon be flowing with blood!"

True and false news, as if given wings, spread throughout Wangjiang City in an instant.

These messages were full of holes and could not withstand any scrutiny.

But under the shouts of the mutiny, the rising firelight, and the massive panic brought about by that earth-shattering explosion, no one had the heart to distinguish truth from falsehood!

Fear is the best catalyst.

When the two pieces of news, "Eunuch Wei has fled the city" and "The Prefect's Mansion has been breached," reached the ears of those local wealthy families and military generals who had originally remained neutral, everyone could no longer sit still!

Especially when the "insiders" arranged by Yan Qingyun delivered a forged blood letter, supposedly written by the Prefect "before his death" entrusting his affairs, to several generals holding military power, imploring them to "execute the rebels and stabilize the overall situation," the entire situation in Wangjiang City was completely ignited!

"We can't wait any longer! If we wait any longer, we will all have to be buried with the Liu Family and that eunuch faction!"

"That's right! Li Yan has already made his Move. If we don't act, once he controls the whole city, will there be any way for us to survive?"

"Send troops! In the name of protecting the territory and the people, seize the armory and the granary!"

For a time, all forces in the city entered the fray, and the entire Wangjiang City completely turned into a pot of boiling porridge!

Troops loyal to the Prefect's Mansion, Li Yan's mutinous troops, and other forces with their own hidden agendas fought each other for territory and power; shouts of battle, the sound of weapons clashing, and the sound of houses collapsing resounded through the sky!

A perfect, deadly storm, under Yan Qingyun's careful planning, had arrived!

...

Mining area battlefield.

How powerful was Eunuch Wei's Divine Thought; although they were far apart, he could still clearly perceive the chaotic situation in the city.

His face instantly turned livid, and then turned into a furious purple!

He had been played!

Played completely by a group of "insects" in his eyes!

Feigning an attack in the east to strike in the west, luring the snake from its hole, removing the firewood from under the cauldron, luring the tiger away from the mountain... these were schemes he had long since grown tired of playing, yet today, they were used against him without a single change!

He could disregard the loss of a mine; it was merely Prince Ying's property.

But he could not disregard the stability of Wangjiang City!

This was a vital stronghold in the heartland of the Great Qian Dynasty, and if it were to fall or descend into internal chaos while he was in charge, even he could not bear the responsibility!

When that time came, neither his political enemies in the imperial court nor that high and mighty Emperor would let him off easily!

At this moment, his heart was in complete disarray.

The Grandmaster's Aura, which had originally been condensed to the extreme and locked onto the entire battlefield, consequently showed a trace of imperceptible... loosening!

And at the very instant this loosening appeared!

A faint light, faster than lightning and more sinister than a viper, silently tore through the Void Realm and struck with pinpoint accuracy at a blood and Qi node he had ignored due to his wavering state of mind!

It was Du Kang!

He had been waiting, waiting for this one-in-ten-thousandth-of-a-second opportunity!

At the same time, the several heaven-shaking thunder devices that Qin Fang had prepared long ago and pre-buried around the battlefield were detonated remotely by him without hesitation!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The incredibly violent secondary explosions erupted right beside Eunuch Wei, completely disrupting his footing and pushing this battle of life and death to its final and most frenzied climax!

Opportunity!

The moment the heaven-piercing flames and chaotic Aura in the city shook Eunuch Wei's Grandmaster state of mind, and the instant Du Kang's long-planned poisoned silver needles and Qin Fang's secondary explosions completely disrupted his footing, a once-in-a-lifetime opening capable of reversing life and death finally appeared!

For the battle-hardened team of Gao Feng, this opening, which lasted less than a single breath, was already enough!

Now! Do it!

Before Gao Feng's roar had fully faded, the attacks of everyone on the team erupted simultaneously with seamless coordination, as if they had rehearsed it a thousand times!

This time, it was no longer probing, no longer harassment, but a suicidal strike that wagered all their strength!

Protective Aura-Breaking Divine Crossbow, fire three bolts at once!

Qin Fang looked like a madman, his single eye filled with terrifying bloodshot veins as he slammed down the final master trigger!

The bow arms of the three Protective Aura-Breaking Divine Crossbows groaned under the unbearable load. Three specially made bolts, infused with the maximum amount of Blood Flame Stone powder, no longer attacked separate areas but converged into a deadly " Product" Formation. With a spiraling, piercing momentum, they aimed straight at the three major acupuncture points on the chest of Eunuch Wei, who was staggering due to the secondary explosions!

This was the final long-range suppression, intended only to tear open that layer of the most solid Protective Aura!

Withering and Flourishing Herbs, Reverse Yin and Yang!

Du Kang's figure appeared behind Eunuch Wei like a ghost. His fingers flew, and dozens of silver needles, shimmering with different colored lights, formed a mysterious Formation that enveloped Eunuch Wei's back!

This time, he was not just using simple poison, but his ultimate hidden technique—using silver needles to guide the Origin Qi of heaven and earth to forcibly reverse the flow of Qi and blood within his opponent's body!

This Move was incredibly sinister; even if it were ineffective against a Grandmaster, it could instantly cause a massive conflict of Qi and blood, making them suffer unbearable pain!

Thunder Shakes the Earth!

Barbarian God Splits the Heavens!

Yue Changkong and Wulu let out roars simultaneously, and the two of them, one on the left and one on the right, launched the most violent charge once again!

Yue Changkong's spear abandoned all technique, transforming into a straight bolt of lightning. Man and spear became one, aiming directly for Eunuch Wei's Dantian and Qi Sea!

Wulu poured all his strength into his giant axe, which was even burning with a pale red flame of Qi and blood. With a posture of mutual destruction, he swept toward Eunuch Wei's neck!

They used their own bodies to seal off all of Eunuch Wei's routes for dodging to the left and right, using the most resolute attacks to create that unique, one-in-a-million possibility for a frontal strike for the person in the center of the Formation!

Meanwhile, Big Fool once again slammed that already twisted and deformed giant shield onto the ground, roaring as he built a rock and earth wall even thicker than before, firmly protecting Xu Changqing and Gong Qianxue behind him, guarding the final retreat for the entire team!

Long-range suppression, sneak attacks from behind, pincer attacks from left and right, and a secured rear!

A net of certain death, woven by seven people, was fully formed in this instant!

Bastard—!

Eunuch Wei let out a roar of extreme shock and fury!

He never dreamed that he would be forced into such a pathetic state by a group of ants!

The chaos in the city made him restless, the impact of the secondary explosions made his Qi and blood surge, and Du Kang's silver needles caused a stabbing pain in his back, causing his Qi and blood to flow in reverse!

But, a Grandmaster is a Grandmaster after all!

Get... lost!

At the critical moment, the Sixth-Rank Grandmaster power within Eunuch Wei erupted!

A visible grey wave of Qi centered on him, sweeping wildly in all directions like a tsunami!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

When the three Protective Aura-Breaking Divine Crossbow bolts were still a foot away, they were detonated in mid-air by this terrifying wave of Qi, turning into three brilliant fireworks!

Clang! Clang!

Du Kang's reverse-pulse silver needle Formation shattered inch by inch under the impact of this Qi wave. He himself felt as if he had been struck by lightning, let out a muffled groan, and flew backward. Fortunately, Big Fool reached out in time to catch him, saving him from serious injury.

Clang! Clang!

Yue Changkong and Wulu's attacks collided with an invisible iron wall; both men spat out blood simultaneously, were violently blown away by the wild Qi wave, and their weapons nearly flew out of their hands!

In just an instant, the team of six's joint lethal strike was completely shattered by Eunuch Wei in the most overbearing and unreasonable way!

However, this also exhausted all his energy used to deal with attacks from all directions.

A gap appeared in his front.

A fatal, completely unguarded gap!

And waiting for this gap was Gao Feng, who had already raised his own Aura, strength, and will to the absolute Peak!

This is the moment!

Gao Feng's eyes were crimson, as if two raging flames were burning within them!

The violent energy within his body, mixed from "boiling blood powder", Blood Flame Stone, and his own essence and energy, was driven to the extreme at this moment!

Ah—!

He let out a long howl that shook the heavens, filled with unyielding Battle Intent and an overbearing sense of "who else but me!"

He did not thrust his spear immediately, but instead performed an action that no one expected.

His left hand slammed against the spear shaft, and his right hand let go, letting the spear spin rapidly in the air. At the same time, his hands formed a strange seal in front of his chest, following a mysterious and complex trajectory!

Marrow Cleansing and Blood Changing, Limit Compression!

Following his low shout, the violent energy surging like a river within his body began to gather, compress, and compress again toward his right arm in a way that defied common sense!

His entire right arm instantly swelled in size, the veins under his skin bulging like ferocious coiled dragons, shimmering with an eerie crimson light, as if they would burst at any moment!

An indescribable, terrifying power that seemed capable of tearing apart the heavens and the earth was brewing wildly within his right arm!

This was precisely the method he had realized from Du Kang's medical books, combined with his own Cultivation Technique, and unique to his "Marrow Cleansing and Blood Changing" technique—to concentrate the power of his entire body into a single point!

To suffer eight hundred in self-damage to kill one thousand enemies!

Die!

The moment the power was compressed to the extreme, Gao Feng's eyes erupted with an unprecedented, brilliant light!

He violently extended that right hand, which was burning with blood flames, and grabbed the shaft of the spear that had rotated in front of him!

Hum—!

The spear let out a dragon's roar that seemed to come from the ancient primordial era. The entire body of the spear was no longer the cold color of black iron at this moment, but rendered into a dazzling, blinding blood-red. On the tip of the spear, a point of blood-colored light, condensed to the extreme, flickered, resembling a star about to explode!

Time seemed to become incredibly slow at this moment.

In the stunned gaze of everyone, Gao Feng's figure transformed into a blood-colored rainbow that pierced through heaven and earth.

Man and spear, at this moment, were no longer separate!

This spear strike had no flashy Moves, no mysterious variations; all it had was the purest, most extreme, and most indomitable—power and will!

This spear strike transcended the limits of the Fifth-Rank and even touched the threshold of the Grandmaster Domain!

This spear strike, carrying Gao Feng's resolute will to tear through the despair before him at any cost, tore through space, tore through the Protective Aura that Eunuch Wei had hastily set up, and instantly appeared in front of his chest!

Puchi—!

A dull sound of a sharp blade entering flesh clearly echoed in everyone's ears.

Blood splashed!

For the first and only time, Eunuch Wei's phoenix eyes, which had always been filled with indifference and cruelty, revealed an expression of shock, astonishment, and disbelief!

He never would have thought that he would actually... be injured by an ant!

At the very last moment, relying on his Grandmaster instincts, he forcibly twisted his body, avoiding the fatal vital point of having his heart directly pierced.

But Gao Feng's earth-shattering spear strike still fiercely pierced through his left shoulder. The spear tip emerged from his back, bringing out a shocking spray of blood!

The violent and matchless energy on the spear shaft, like the most powerful explosive, erupted within his body, wildly destroying his Meridians and vitality!

Ugh—!

Eunuch Wei let out a muffled groan, suppressing endless pain and humiliation, as his body, like a kite with a broken string, was blown backward uncontrollably for a hundred meters!

He reached out with his trembling right hand to cover the bleeding hole in his left shoulder, his face instantly turning as pale as paper.

He, a Sixth-Rank Grandmaster, the Head of the Inner Court, had actually... been severely injured by a junior who was not even a Fifth-Rank!

This was an unprecedented, humiliating disgrace in his entire life!